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The Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 92, was composed by Camille Saint-Saëns in 1892. It was premiered on 7 December 1892 at the Salle Érard in Paris, performed by Isidor Philipp, Henri Berthelier and Jules Loeb [ fr]. [1]

Structure

The work is unusually cast in five movements, and takes around 35 minutes to perform. [2]

  1. Allegro ma non-troppo (E minor)
  2. Allegretto ( E major)
  3. Andante con moto ( A major)
  4. Grazioso, poco allegro ( G major)
  5. Allegro (E minor)

The first and last movements are considerably longer than the middle three, creating an arch-like structure. [1]

I. Allegro ma non-troppo

The first movement is a lengthy movement in sonata form. It opens with a dark and ominous theme shared between the violin and cello, accompanied by widely spaced chords in the piano. The second subject presents a new lyrical contrasting theme. After a dramatic development section, the movement ends boldly with an unexpected plagal cadence in E minor. [3]

II. Allegretto

This movement is a dance-like movement in rondo form, written in 5
8
meter
, in a similar vein to the second movement of Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony. It alternates delicate, salon-like music with virtuosic outbursts, ultimately ending softly. [1] [2]

III. Andante con moto

The third movement is a brief but lyrical slow movement in the distant key of A major. It is built around a small descending phrase first heard in the piano and then in the strings. [2]

IV. Grazioso, poco allegretto

This movement is a graceful waltz in G major. It opens with a brief dark introduction before the piano introduces the main theme, cheerful in character. Two brief trio sections provide contrast in distant keys. [1] [3]

V. Allegro

The finale begins with a sinister theme in the piano in octaves, later joined by the strings. The music develops with increasing intensity before reaching a fugato with a theme first announced on the violin. The two themes are then combined and developed in a complex contrapuntal passage. The coda transforms the first theme into a moto perpetuo, which brings the work to a dramatic conclusion in the tonic minor. [2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor Op. 92 (Camille Saint-Saëns)". Bru Zane Media Base. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 92 (Saint-Saëns) – from CDA67538". Hyperion Records. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b "About This Recording". naxos.com. Retrieved 10 May 2024. Notes to Saint-Saëns: Piano Trios Nos. 1 and 2, Joachim Trio 1995

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 92, was composed by Camille Saint-Saëns in 1892. It was premiered on 7 December 1892 at the Salle Érard in Paris, performed by Isidor Philipp, Henri Berthelier and Jules Loeb [ fr]. [1]

Structure

The work is unusually cast in five movements, and takes around 35 minutes to perform. [2]

  1. Allegro ma non-troppo (E minor)
  2. Allegretto ( E major)
  3. Andante con moto ( A major)
  4. Grazioso, poco allegro ( G major)
  5. Allegro (E minor)

The first and last movements are considerably longer than the middle three, creating an arch-like structure. [1]

I. Allegro ma non-troppo

The first movement is a lengthy movement in sonata form. It opens with a dark and ominous theme shared between the violin and cello, accompanied by widely spaced chords in the piano. The second subject presents a new lyrical contrasting theme. After a dramatic development section, the movement ends boldly with an unexpected plagal cadence in E minor. [3]

II. Allegretto

This movement is a dance-like movement in rondo form, written in 5
8
meter
, in a similar vein to the second movement of Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony. It alternates delicate, salon-like music with virtuosic outbursts, ultimately ending softly. [1] [2]

III. Andante con moto

The third movement is a brief but lyrical slow movement in the distant key of A major. It is built around a small descending phrase first heard in the piano and then in the strings. [2]

IV. Grazioso, poco allegretto

This movement is a graceful waltz in G major. It opens with a brief dark introduction before the piano introduces the main theme, cheerful in character. Two brief trio sections provide contrast in distant keys. [1] [3]

V. Allegro

The finale begins with a sinister theme in the piano in octaves, later joined by the strings. The music develops with increasing intensity before reaching a fugato with a theme first announced on the violin. The two themes are then combined and developed in a complex contrapuntal passage. The coda transforms the first theme into a moto perpetuo, which brings the work to a dramatic conclusion in the tonic minor. [2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor Op. 92 (Camille Saint-Saëns)". Bru Zane Media Base. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 92 (Saint-Saëns) – from CDA67538". Hyperion Records. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b "About This Recording". naxos.com. Retrieved 10 May 2024. Notes to Saint-Saëns: Piano Trios Nos. 1 and 2, Joachim Trio 1995

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